Bailey hung on to the counter, dazed. If she let go, she’d
collapse—and the twitching fingers of the gunman would pull the
trigger. The rest of her group huddled in frozen shock.

Dear God, help us! Tell me this is a dream...

The shooter’s teeth clenched. "Anybody who moves is dead."

On a beautiful Saturday morning the nationally read "Scenes and
Beans" bloggers gather at Java Joint for a special celebration. Chaos
erupts when three gunmen burst in and take them all hostage. One
person is shot and dumped outside.

Police Chief Vince Edwards must negotiate with the desperate trio.
The gunmen insist on communicating through the “comments” section
of the blog—so all the world can hear their story. What they demand,
Vince can’t possibly provide. But if he doesn’t, over a dozen beloved
Kanner Lake citizens will die...